Pushed to Bangladesh, Bengal residents Sunali, son brought back to India after 5 monthsNo clarity was, however, received on when the four other deportees, who continue to remain in Bangladesh and whose repatriation has also be...
05 Dec, 2025, 09.20 PM IST
Caught between SIR and CAA, West Bengal’s Matua community becomes flashpoint in TMC-BJP battleThe Matuas, known to be a vote bank of the BJP, have been queuing in large numbers at the CAA camps across the state over the last few mont...
07 Nov, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
Citizenship dreams of many Matuas on hold for now due to 'lack of Bangladesh residence proof'Matua community delays citizenship applications post new government formation due to lacking Bangladesh address proof. All India Matua Maha...
20 Mar, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
ED, CBI won't help BJP get votes: Mamata BanerjeeAddressing a government programme in Samsherganj in Murshidabad district, the Trinamool Congress supremo called upon all opposition parties...
05 May, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Tripura polls: Top guns of Congress 'missing in action'; BJP looks to retain powerStar campaigners of the BJP including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda are leaving...
13 Feb, 2023, 07.20 AM IST
BJP will be defeated in several states in Lok Sabha polls: Mamata BanerjeeMeanwhile, Banerjee clearly stated that she will not allow CAA to be implemented in Bengal. Reassuring the Matua community that they are al...
09 Nov, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
CAA to be implemented in West Bengal soon, Matuas to Benefit: Suvendu AdhikariThe Trinamool leadership, including party supremo Mamata Banerjee, has been opposing the CAA. Trinamool Congress state spokesperson Kunal G...
02 Nov, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Matuas’ land and rights are safe under TMC: Mamata Banerjee“I am asking my Matua brothers and sisters… how long have you been in Bengal? You are safe and secure under this state government. Matuas a...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.07 PM IST
No exemption under any land-related Act for setting up a business enterprise: Chandra Mohan PatowaryState government claimed it has taken comprehensive steps to protect Assam's border and Smart Fencing in the disputed Latitila area is on t...
10 Jul, 2020, 12.40 AM IST
Meet the Bengali refugees who now dominate businesses, farms in Chhattisgarh's tribal beltThey control three commercial hubs in and around Pakhanjore, a town in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
19 Jan, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
Supreme Court defers starting of process for claims in Assam NRCAssam, which had faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC which was first prepa...
05 Sep, 2018, 08.40 PM IST
Assam ground report: NRC has sparked fear and forebodingIn a state with complex fault lines, those left out of the NRC list stare at an uncertain future.
05 Aug, 2018, 12.43 PM IST
Realty queries: What should NRIs keep in mind while investing in Indian real estate?Every week, an expert selected by ET answers queries from our readers on real estate.
16 Mar, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
Government's flip-flop leaves Chakma and Hajong refugees on wings of hopeGovernment’s flip-flop on granting citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees in Arunachal means the SC order backing the tribes may not be ...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Failed promises:Some enclave dwellers want to return to BangladeshBangladesh and India exchanged 162 adversely-held enclaves on August 1, 2015, ending one of the world's most complex border disputes that h...
07 Aug, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
- Land deeds given to migrants from Bangladesh who came in 1964
The migrants were given house-cum-shop units after they arrived here, but did not possess permanent deeds of land rights until now.
05 Nov, 2014, 08.28 PM IST
Congress must reach out to parties to push through the Land Boundary Agreement with BangladeshIt’s not clear if either of these parties is willing to overlook its bruised ego or change its cellular antipathy to the Congress, or both,...
03 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST